a mould of red clay used by the brass smelter; this contains a wax spoon; when the mould is heated the wax runs out, so leaving space for molten brass; finally the clay is broken away and the brass spoon is filed smooth - see sketch on catalog card; L = 22.0 cm; 8 5/8"; W = 7.0 cm; 2 3/4"
Courtesy of: D. Alexander White, Museum Loan Network, C. J. Philipp. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/c05dfd9d-5f08-4095-9c9e-f5576fc0b312 (accessed on 16
Courtesy of: D. Alexander White. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/dedcb388-f068-4c0a-bd06-7955eb805ca1 (accessed on 16 Dec 2021)
Courtesy of: J. Bayalis. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/bd7a486f-6886-43fa-82bd-542f46515c79 (accessed on 07 Nov 2021)
Courtesy of: C. J. Philipp, J. W. Kennedy. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/e438f5a1-5f8b-49b0-b085-626c69604496 (accessed on 13 Jan 2022)